Brick veneer support



E, \IV. NAVARRE BRICK VENEER SUPPORT Fild Dec. 15, 1935 'INVENTOR. Z2750)? M Navarre.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 24, 1936 UNITED STATES T OFF! 4 Claims.

This invention relates to brick veneer supports and the object of the invention is to provide a means for supporting a brick veneer on a frame dwelling by providing a ledge secured to the foundation wall.

One of the particular objects of the invention is to provide a veneer support comprising a pair of wedge blocks mounted in an opening in the foundation wall and provided with extending re-enforcements and a concrete ledge molded about the extending re-enforcements and extending horizontally of the foundation wall.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pair of wedge blocks arranged for mounting in a foundation wall, the wedge blocks being provided with angular faces whereby they may be relatively moved to tightly fill the opening in the foundation wall, said wedge blocks being provided with companion mortar keys which will hold the wedge blocks in position when the mortar has set.

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These objects and the several novel features of the invention are hereinafter more fully described and claimed and the preferred form of construction by which these objects are attained is shown in the accompanying drawing in which- Fig. l is a face view of a brick veneer wall supported on my improved supporting ledge.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section through the upper wedge block.

Fig. 4 is a face view thereof.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section through the lower wedge block. 1

Fig. 6 is a face view thereof.

The lower wedge block I is shown in Figs. 5 and 6 and may be formed of pre-cast concrete or other suitable material. Embedded in this concrete block is a U-shaped re-enforcing bar 2 having extending ends 3 extending outwardly from the block and provided with upturned ends 4 as shown. Two or more mortar keys or shallow recesses 5 are provided in the bottom of the block I. This block I is provided with an angular or wedge face 6 and this face is provided with a series of mortar keys or recesses 7 shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The upper wedge block 8 is shown more particularly in Figs. 3 and 4 and is also provided with a .U-shaped re-enforcing bar 9 embedded therein and providing extending ends l having upturned ends II as shown. This block 8 is provided with two or more mortar keys [2 in the upper face thereof and with a series of mortar keys l3 in the lower angular face l4 thereof.

In use, an opening is made in the foundation wall l as shown in Fig. 2 and this opening is preferably rectangular in form and of a shape and size to receive the upper and lower wedge blocks I and 8. The lower wedge block is first mounted in position by laying mortar on the lower edge of the opening and positioning the block I thereon in the opening.

The angular face 6 of the wedge block is then covered with mortar which fills the mortar keys 1 and a surplus is left on this face so that when the upper wedge block 8 is inserted to position shown in Fig. 2, the mortar will fill the keys IS in the upper wedge block. When the upper wedge block is inserted; the top face of this wedge block is also covered with mortar to fill the mortar keys I 2. While the mortar is still wet, these blocks may be moved in position in relation to each other and this movement may be accomplished by applying a leverage to the extending ends of the re-enforcing rods of the two blocks. Referring to Fig. 2, it will be noted that in pulling the upper wedge block 8 outwardly or up the inclined face 6 of the lower block that the upper face of this block is moved upwardly and these blocks may be manipulated in position to tightly fill the opening. It will also be noted that in moving these blocks in relation to each other as will be understood from Fig. 2 that they may be moved to exert an outward pressure in the opening causing the mortar to completely fill all spaces between the blocks and the foundation wall and between the contacting faces of the blocks themselves. When the mortar has set, the blocks are firmly locked together by the mortar keys I and I3 and are locked in position as a unit of the wall by the mortar keys 5 and I2. The outwardly extending ends 3 and H] of the re-enforcing bars provide supports for the longitudinal re-enforcing rods I6 and I! of the sup porting ledge. As the blocks are provided at spaced intervals along the foundation wall, as will be understood from Fig. 1, the re-enforcing rods I6 may be laid on the extending ends ID of the U-shaped re-enforcing bars 9 and up against the upturned ends ll thereof.

These longitudinal re-enforcing rods l6 may be then wired in place by wrapping a wire about the rod l6 and the corresponding re-enforcing rod end l0. The longitudinal re-enforcing rods ll are positioned on the rod ends 3 in the same manner and may be wired thereto as desired. When this has been completed, the concrete mold I8 is mounted in place on the wall and the concrete I9 is poured into the mold and about the re-enforcing rods l6 and I1 and the ends 3 and IQ of the re-enforcing bars extending from the blocks I and 8. An upright tie rod 20 is provided at intervals along the wall and the lower end of each tie rod is embedded in the concrete ledge l9 and at the upper end is secured to the frame building by means of staples 2| or other securing means as shown in Fig. 2. After the concrete ledge has set, the form 181 may be removed and the brick 22 may be laid on the ledge. At intervals, a wire loop 23 is positioned about the rodv2il and is embedded in the mortar between the brick courses. This firmly secures the wall to the building and, at the same time, the ledge l9 becomes an integral portion of the foundationwall and provides a firm and solid support for the brick veneer.

From the foregoing description it becomes evident that the device is very simple and efficient in operation, provides a firm supporting means for the ledge and brick veneer, may be readily installed and provides a device which accomplishes the objects described.

Having thus fully described my invention, its utility and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A brick veneer support including a foundation wall provided with a series of horizontally spaced apertures, a pair of wedge blocks positioned in each aperture and provided with companion angular faces whereby the wedge blocks may be relatively moved to fill the respective aperture and the wedge blocks being provided with mortar keys whereby the blocks may be secured together and in the aperture, each block being provided with an embedded re-inforcing bar having extending ends protruding from the face of the wall when the wedge blocks have been mounted therein, a series of longitudinal re-inforcing rods extending longitudinally of the wall and supported on the re-inforcing bars and a concrete ledge cast against the face of the wall and covering the outer faces of the wedge blocks, said concrete ledge embedding the extending reinforcing bars and re-inforcing rods therein.

2. A brick veneer support including a wall provided with a series of spaced apertures, a pair of wedge blocks mounted in each aperture and provided with angular contacting faces whereby the wedge blocks may be relatively moved to: fill the apertures, a substantially U-shaped re-inforcing bar embedded in each wedge block and extending from the face of the wedge blocks on the exterior of the foundation wall, the extending ends of the re-inforcing bars being upturned, a series of longitudinal re-inforcing rods mounted on the extending ends of the re-inforcing bars and extending longitudinally of the foundation wall and a concrete ledge cast against the face of the wall and embedding the extending ends of the re-inforcing bars and the re-inforcing rods therein.

3. A brick veneer support including a wall provided with a series of spaced apertures, a pair of wedge blocks mounted in each aperture and provided with angular contacting faces whereby the wedge blocks may be relatively moved to fill the apertures, re-inforcing bars extending from the face of the Wedge blocks on the exterior of the foundation wall, longitudinal re-inforcing rods mounted on the extending re-inforcing bars and extending longitudinally of the foundation wall and a concrete ledge extending longitudinally of the wall about the re-inforcing rods and embedding the extending re-inforcing bars therein.

4. A brick veneer support including a foundation wall provided with a series of horizontally spaced apertures, a pair of wedge blocks positioned in each aperture and provided with angular faces whereby the wedge blocks may be relatively manipulated to fill the respective aperture, each wedge block being provided with extending re-inforcing bars, longitudinal re-inforcing rods supported on the extending re-inforcing bars and a concrete ledge cast about the re-inforcing bars and rods and extending horizontally of the foundation wall.

EDSON W. NAVARRE. 

